Psalms 104:9
which he established as a covenant to Abraam, and he remembered his oath to Isaac.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
In Context
8He has remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded for a thousand generations:
10And he established it to Jacob for an ordinance, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant;
Cross References
Job 26:10He has encompassed the face of the water by an appointed ordinance, until the end of light and darkness.
Job 38:11And I said to it, Hitherto shalt thou come, but thou shalt not go beyond, but thy waves shall be confined within thee.
Isaiah 54:9From the time of the water of Noe this is my purpose: as I sware to him at that time, saying of the earth, I will no more be wroth with thee, neither when thou art threatened,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 104:2-10
The Divine Majesty. 1 Bless the Lord , O my soul . O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. 2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: 3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: 4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: 5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. 6 Thou coveredst… Read the whole commentary →